Europe - Spain
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Dogs of God: Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors
$20.00 Add to cartFrom the acclaimed author of Warriors of God comes a riveting account of the pivotal events of 1492, when towering political ambitions, horrific religious excesses, and a drive toward international co… [more below]
- Author: Reston, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: October 10 2006
- ISBN10: 1400031915
- Language: English
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How the Spanish Empire Was Built: A 400 Year History
$40.00 Add to cart“A richly researched account of the clever, industrious and deeply practical men who followed in the footsteps, often literally, of Columbus, Cort?s, Pizarro, N??ez de Balboa and others.”–Wall Street… [more below]
- Author: Fernández-Armesto, Felipe
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: April 25 2024
- ISBN10: 1789148405
- Language: English
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This Gulf of Fire: The Great Lisbon Earthquake, or Apocalypse in the Age of Science and Reason
$25.00 Add to cartWinner of the Phi Alpha Theta Best Subsequent Book Award
The captivating and definitive account of the Great Lisbon Earthquake–the most consequential natural di
A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist- Author: Molesky, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: October 18 2016
- ISBN10: 030738750X
- Language: English
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A Concise History of Spain
$35.00 Add to cartThe rich cultural and political life of Spain has emerged from its complex history, from the diversity of its peoples, and from continual contact with outside influences. This updated edition traces t… [more below]
- Series: Cambridge Concise Histories
- Author: Phillips Jr, William D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 456
- Publish Date: November 26 2015
- ISBN10: 1107525055
- Language: English
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Armada: The Spanish Enterprise and England’s Deliverance in 1588
$40.00 Read moreThe definitive history of the Spanish Armada, lavishly illustrated and fully revised
Selected by Foreign Affairs as one of the Best Books of 2023 “Will surely become the definitive account.”–Stephen- Author: Martin, Colin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 768
- Publish Date: February 07 2023
- ISBN10: 0300259867
- Language: English
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Navigations: The Portuguese Discoveries and the Renaissance
$64.50 Read moreA critical reassessment of world-shaping Portuguese voyages of discovery that places these quests in historical context.
The lasting impact of historic Portuguese voyages of discovery is unquestionab- Author: Newitt, Malyn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: July 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1789147026
- Language: English
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The Spanish Civil War: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartAmid the many catastrophes of the twentieth century, the Spanish Civil War continues to exert a particular fascination among history buffs and the lay-reader alike. This Very Short Introduction integr… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Graham, Helen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: June 23 2005
- ISBN10: 0192803778
- Language: English
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The Story of the Moors in Spain
$18.95 Add to cartFirst published in 1886, this book has held its place as the classic work on the Moors in Spain: a scholarly, wonderfully readable and sweeping tale of splendor and tragedy.
- Author: Lane-Poole, Stanley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 295
- Publish Date: December 05 1996
- ISBN10: 0933121199
- Language: English
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To Remember Spain: The Anarchist and Syndicalist Revolution of 1936
$12.00 Add to cartIn the essays that make up this book, Murray Bookchin places the Spanish anarchist and anarcho-syndicalist movements of the 1930s in the context of revolutionary worker’s movements of the pre-World Wa… [more below]
- Author: Bookchin, Murray
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 69
- Publish Date: July 01 2001
- ISBN10: 1873176872
- Language: English
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History of Spain: A Captivating Guide to Spanish History, Starting from Roman Hispania through the Visigoths, the Spanish Empire, the Bo
$28.99 Add to cartIf you want to discover the captivating history of Spain, then keep reading…
Throughout the centuries, Spain has been subject to the lordship of other countries. It was occupied by the ancient Greeks
- Author: History, Captivating
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 150
- Publish Date: December 23 2020
- ISBN10: 1637160933
- Language: English
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Disaster on the Spanish Main: The Tragic British-American Expedition to the West Indies During the War of Jenkins’ Ear
$29.95 Add to cart2023 Silver Medal in History from the Military Writers Society of America
Disaster on the Spanish Main unveils and illuminates an overlooked yet remarkable episode of European and American military hi- Author: Chapman, Craig S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 426
- Publish Date: October 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1640124314
- Language: English
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Lisbon: War in the Shadows of the City of Light, 1939-1945
$19.99 Add to cartLisbon had a pivotal role in the history of World War II, though not a gun was fired there. The only European city in which both the Allies and the Axis power operated openly, it was temporary home to… [more below]
- Author: Lochery, Neill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: October 30 2012
- ISBN10: 1610391888
- Language: English
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Anatomy of Torture
$27.95 Add to cartDoes torture “work?” Can controversial techniques such as waterboarding extract crucial and reliable intelligence? Since 9/11, this question has been angrily debated in the halls of power and the cour
- Author: Hassner, Ron E.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: April 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1501762036
- Language: English
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The Spanish Civil War
$32.00 Add to cartThis book presents an original new history of the most important conflict in European affairs during the 1930s, prior to the events that produced World War II – the Spanish Civil War. It describes the… [more below]
- Series: Cambridge Essential Histories
- Author: Payne, Stanley G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 286
- Publish Date: August 13 2012
- ISBN10: 0521174708
- Language: English
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España: A Brief History of Spain
$35.00 Read more“A book of rich detail.”–The Wall Street Journal
Bestselling author of Ghosts of Spain Giles Tremlett traverses the rich and varied history of Spain, from prehistoric times to today, in a brief, acce- Author: Tremlett, Giles
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 20 2022
- ISBN10: 1639730575
- Language: English
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A Concise History of Portugal
$32.00 Add to cartThis concise, illustrated history of Portugal offers an introduction to the people and culture of the country, its empire, and its search for economic modernisation, political stability and internatio… [more below]
- Series: Cambridge Concise Histories
- Author: Birmingham, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 252
- Publish Date: April 12 2018
- ISBN10: 1108439551
- Language: English
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Conquering the Pacific: An Unknown Mariner and the Final Great Voyage of the Age of Discovery
$17.99 Add to cartThe story of an uncovered voyage as colorful and momentous as any on record for the Age of Discovery–and of the Black mariner whose stunning accomplishment has been until now lost to history
It bega- Author: Reséndez, Andrés
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 27 2022
- ISBN10: 0063269066
- Language: English
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The Myth of the Andalusian Paradise: Muslims, Christians, and Jews Under Islamic Rule in Medieval Spain
$32.99 Read moreA finalist for World Magazine’s Book of the Year!
Scholars, journalists, and even politicians uphold Muslim-ruled medieval Spain–“al-Andalus”–as a multicultural paradise, a place where Muslims, Chr- Author: Fernandez-Morera, Dario
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: February 22 2016
- ISBN10: 1610170954
- Language: English
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The Moor’s Last Stand: How Seven Centuries of Muslim Rule in Spain Came to an End
$20.00 Read moreThe Moor’s Last Stand presents the poignant story of Boabdil, the last Muslim king of Granada. Betrayed by his family and undermined by faction and internal conflict, Boabdil was defeated in 1492 by t… [more below]
- Author: Drayson, Elizabeth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: April 30 2017
- ISBN10: 1566560047
- Language: English
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Architects of Terror: Paranoia, Conspiracy and Anti-Semitism in Franco’s Spain
$29.99 Read moreA TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR
From the preeminent historian of 20th century Spain Paul Preston, Architects of Terror is a new history of how paranoia, conspiracy and anti-Semitism was used to jus
- Author: Preston, Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: August 01, 2023
- ISBN10: 0008522111
- Language: English
